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Quartet Sampling distinguishes lack of support from conflicting support in the green plant tree of life

American Journal of Botany · 2018 · Vol. 105(3) · pp. 385–403

James B. Pease✉(Wake Forest University)Joseph W. Brown✉(University of Michigan–Ann Arbor)Joseph F. Walker✉(University of Michigan–Ann Arbor)Cody E. Hinchliff✉(University of Idaho)Stephen A. Smith✉(University of Michigan–Ann Arbor)

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Abstract

Quartet Sampling is an efficient synthesis of phylogenetic tests that offers more comprehensive and specific information on branch support than conventional measures. The QS method corroborates growing evidence that phylogenomic investigations that incorporate discordance testing are warranted when reconstructing complex evolutionary histories, in particular those surrounding ANA-grade, monocots, and nonvascular plants.

Plant Diversity and Evolution Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics Plant and animal studiesBiologyPhylogenetic treeTree of life (biology)EudicotsEvolutionary biologyTree (set theory)PhylogenomicsSupermatrixPhylogeneticsCoalescent theory

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Computer SimulationBiological EvolutionPhylogenyReproducibility of ResultsDNA, PlantGenome, PlantMagnoliopsidaGinkgo bilobaGenomicsFernsCycadopsidaHepatophytaBryophytaViridiplantae